The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-31
Washington County.
ISarre.

A SAD and fatal accident occurred at the
Goddard Seminary building last Thurs
day, the particulars of which will be found
on the first page of this issue. The
fire company paraded Main street last week
Monday evening in uniform, led by the
band. Tuesday morning revealed why-a
flag Statf had been erected near the engine
house, from which hoated a flag. -
Harry Salter was arrested last week for
selling liquor. Two offences were proved
against him and a fine of $50 and costs i'm
posed. An appeal was taken we under
stand, and bail placed at 500. - &. o..
Thurston left for Baltimore, Maryland, last
Friday. - The amusements of Saturday
evening comprised the band concert Gree),
patent medicine doctor on the corner,
talking and singing free, unless you bought
a bottle of cure-alD, and Taylor, the wizard,
at the hall - There were no services
at the Methodist church last Sunday after
noon on account of camp-meeting at North
field = James S. Abbott of St. Angus
tine, Florida, spent part of last week in
town. - Clarence Carr and wife have re-
turned from their western trip. - l.. NJ.
Averill and family have gone to Old Orch
ard Beach and Boston. - w. A. Boyce,
Esq, spent last week in Boston. -
There are several cases of typhoid fever in
the village. - Charles Templeton is
slightly better and hopes are now enter
tained of his complete recovery. - A
granite foundation is being built for the
new Catholic church on the corner of
Seminary and Meadow streets. The size is
to be sixty feet front and one hundred
fifteen feet back. j. a. Ewing of Mont
pelier is experimenting the job of building
the foundation. The plans for the building
were drawn by George II. Guernsey of
Montpelier, w. G.. Parker is com
pleting new two-story house on Seminary
street. - A. Batchelder is building a
a "a
site the site of the new Catholic church.
- William Hawes is completing two
story house on the corner of Willow and
Seminary streets, Benjamin Hawes is build
ing a similar structure on the corner of
Seminary street and Maple avenue and
Emery Smith another on Willow street.
- l.. j. Bolster is laying a wall on the
site of the Jackson livery-stable, burned
some time ago, preparatory to the erection
of building there.
Cabot.
Mrs. Jason BRITT died of typhoid dysen-
terry August 26, aged seventy-eight years.
Mrs Britt was the last of family of six
children of the late Thomas Lyford, who
was one of the first settlers of the village of
Cabot. She had always lived in the village
and witnessed its growth from the time
when it contained only half dozen houses
to its present proportions. Ill health had
for many years deprived her of the priv
ilege of minging in public life, yet she al
ways enjoyed visiting with friends and was
universally respected by all who knew her.
Her last sickness was very distressing, vet
she bore her suffering with Christian forti-
tude, saying il was all for the best Her
funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Knapp officiating - George Gould
has arrived in town from Wisconsin with
two carloads of cattle, comprising cows,
two-year-old steers and yearlings. -
Nathaniel Perry started for Michigan Tues
day of last week to see his wife. 60 Mrs.
Martha Paige, widow of the late Major
Paige of Paterson, n, j., has been spending
the past week in town with friends. -
1t is expected that Rev. Sullivan +. Gale of
Jacksonville, Florida, will supply the desk
of the Congregational church next Sab
th.-FiSher. - The band furnished
music last week Wednesday for the excur-
sion to Providence Island. 1t also gave "A
largely-attended promenade concert last
Friday evening. - An unusually large
number OF our young people are away at
tending school this fall. At St. Johnsbury
are Walter Smith, Carl Fisher, Miss Mary
Haines, Miss Shirley Smith and Miss Lii
lian Wells at Montpelier are Walter Os-
good, Angus D. Smith, Misses Flora and
Susie Atkins and Myrtle Boyles. - l..
c. Fisher is quite sick at the present writ
ing, being threatened with typhoid fever.
- Mrs. Seaver and Mrs. Newcomb of
Montpelier were in town last week organic
ing Woman's Relief Corps. - Miss
Alice Morse has been obliged to give up her
school for this fall because of sickness.
Miss Eta Stevens of East Hardwick has
been engaged to teach the primary depart
ment in her place. -= Miss Matte Haines
has engaged TO teach school in Newport, N,
III, - Edward Drew of Greensboro has
bought the tinshop of G. W. Clark,
East Calais.
THE village school began Monday, with
Miss Annie Webster as teacher. == There
will be a Sunday-school concert next Sun
day in place of the usual morning service,
- Last Thursday John Thomas and
his wife went to Waitstield To attend the
Long picnic, and that night the colt he had
driven was taken sick and died. - Nellie
White goes Friday to Pawtucket, r. l., for a
year in the Normal School at Providence.
North Montpelier.
THE factory pond has been drawn out the
past week for the purpose of making needed
repairs upon the upper dam, thereby giving
the operators two weeks vacation. -
G. Nj. Clark and wife are away on visit to
relatives and friends in Chelsea Barnet
and Hardwick. So There are several
cases OF fever in this vicinity, among them
being j. M. Willard and Frank Willard of